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Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:24 pm
Why cant we sign a 5 star QB. We are seriously loaded in all positions except the most important?
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:25 pm to ulmtiger
How about Brandon Harris?
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:25 pm to ulmtiger
name the last few 5 star QBs we signed please
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:25 pm to ulmtiger
Those guys aren't super keen to come to a place with 11 attempts a game and a bad track record.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:26 pm to ulmtiger
Louisiana doesn't produce 5 star quarterbacks. most of the high schools put their best athlete at the qb position.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:26 pm to ulmtiger
it doesn't take a 5 star q.b. to "toss dive"
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:27 pm to ulmtiger
Because we run it more than pass it
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:27 pm to ulmtiger
There was actually only 2 five star QBs in this years 247 composite rankings. But I agree that signing at least a four star QB every other year should not be that much to ask.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:28 pm to therick711
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Those guys aren't super keen to come to a place with 11 attempts a game and a bad track record.
this is the only obvious reason.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:29 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
We're an ole school running team. Give it to the RB.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:33 pm to ulmtiger
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Why cant we sign a 5 star QB.
the last 5* QB produced by LA was RP
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:41 pm to ulmtiger
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In very general terms, the recruiting services give out 5 star ratings to the best 25-35 or so guys in a class each year at all positions. A quarterback can be top a 5 qb prospect in the country and not have 5 stars.
Top 250ish to top 300ish get 4 stars.
Top 500ish to top 750ish get 3 stars, etc.
There are a ton of fricking kids that get recruited to play college ball every year at all different levels.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:51 pm to Salmon
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the last 5* QB produced by LA was RP
Why is "produced by LA" relevant? We signed a 5* QB in 2009 from Houston TX (Russell Shepard).
Saw how that turned out. I'll never get why he wasn't QB at LSU.
This post was edited on 1/25/16 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 1/25/16 at 3:59 pm to ulmtiger
Since 2007 (Rivals ratings used):
2007 Jarrett Lee 4*
2008 Jordan Jefferson 4*
2009 Russell Shepard 5*
Chris Garrett 3*
2010 Zach Lee 4*
2011 Zach Mettenberger 4*
Jerrard Randall 4*
Stephen Rivers 3*
2012 Jeremy Liggins 3*
2013 Anthony Jennings 4*
Hayden Rettig 4*
2014 Brandon Harris 4*
2015 Justin McMillian 2*
In that time period, Rivals has had something like 17 5* QBs. Only Michigan, Notre Dame, and USC signed 2 5*s in that time frame. LSU signed one, and had one committed who never got on the plane.
2007 Jarrett Lee 4*
2008 Jordan Jefferson 4*
2009 Russell Shepard 5*
Chris Garrett 3*
2010 Zach Lee 4*
2011 Zach Mettenberger 4*
Jerrard Randall 4*
Stephen Rivers 3*
2012 Jeremy Liggins 3*
2013 Anthony Jennings 4*
Hayden Rettig 4*
2014 Brandon Harris 4*
2015 Justin McMillian 2*
In that time period, Rivals has had something like 17 5* QBs. Only Michigan, Notre Dame, and USC signed 2 5*s in that time frame. LSU signed one, and had one committed who never got on the plane.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 4:00 pm to Wayne Campbell
Yet the only 5 star NEVER played QB, or even threw a pass.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 4:06 pm to ulmtiger
Because they won't see the field right away. They have to sit two years behind Harris. These kids want to play right away
Posted on 1/25/16 at 4:06 pm to SeekGreatness
He couldn't throw the ball,matt Flynn took him to the field and embarrassed his throwing arm.??
Posted on 1/25/16 at 4:11 pm to 33inNC
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Yet the only 5 star NEVER played QB, or even threw a pass.
One of Michigan's transferred out after a season, as did one of Notre Dame's. Max Browne for USC has all of 15 career attempts thus far.
The actual point is that 5 star QBs are rare at roughly only 2 per year, and that extra star doesn't mean much. Alabama has signed 0 Rivals 5* QBs in the same time frame.
Posted on 1/25/16 at 4:16 pm to Wayne Campbell
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One of Michigan's transferred out after a season, as did one of Notre Dame's. Max Browne for USC has all of 15 career attempts thus far. The actual point is that 5 star QBs are rare at roughly only 2 per year, and that extra star doesn't mean much. Alabama has signed 0 Rivals 5* QBs in the same time frame.
Yes, the rankings can be way wrong since we all can agree that Shepard was not a QB. It does surprise me that Alabama has not signed any since their recruits seem to get the "Bama bump" once they commit.
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